Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 > > I guess most parents would be thrilled beyond belief that a toddler > > would eat veggies and fruit (and even eat the small variety that he > > does). My concern is that he isn't getting enough grain and, therefore, > > not enough iron (he has been diagnosed with anemia, treated with > > supplements, and now he's off the supplements since the anemia has been > > " cured " ). His diet sounds pretty wonderful to me! He eats a variety of foods. Most processed grains only have artificial iron added to them anyway. Watermelon, dried apricots, dried plums, raisins, strawberries, spinach, broccoli, just to name a few have much more iron than most grains. Everyone else gave such good advice, but I wanted to mention something that I didn't see mentioned. Dairy products cause problems with iron absorption. A nurse at the blood donation center told me this. I often could not give blood due to my iron being too low. I was anemic/boarder line anemic since I was pg with my second dd up until a year ago (for 11 years). When I found this out I then stopped drinking cow's milk. Now my iron has never been higher. My two oldest has also had the same problem and now that I am able to get them to cut down on their dairy intake, their iron has also improved. here is a web page that talks about this: http://www.notmilk.com/i.html I hth. ~Zena, Lactation Counselor & Financial Consultant in Las Vegas mother of Thad 14yo; Thea 11.75yo; Sariah 7yo; & Charles 5yo www.wmas.com & www.slingsnthings.com ICQ#23200192 AIM: zena1st " If it wasn't *hard* then everyone would be doing it! It's the *hard* that makes it so Great! " ~ From the movie " A League of Their Own " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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